Short-term rentals in Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe is the 151st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 817 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 45% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (94 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 817
- Market rank
- #151 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 20
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ilfracombe
In Ilfracombe, Airbnb leads with 482 listings (59%), versus 335 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Ilfracombe
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Ilfracombe
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 35% on Airbnb. The 20 named professional operators run 310 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 80% of that. The other 59 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 45%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 26%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 49% of Ilfracombe's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (40%).
Largest operators in Ilfracombe
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 94 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 90 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 65 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | TJS Properties | 11 | 4.54 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 2,797 |
| 5 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 6 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 6 | 4.63 / 5 | — | 196 |
| 7 | Guesthoo | 5 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 8 | My Favourite Cottages | 5 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 952 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 10 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 4 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
The other 10 professional operators in Ilfracombe
Local listings
- Finest Retreats 3 listings
- Fresh Escapes 2 listings
- Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd. 2 listings
- Prim Short Stays Ltd 2 listings
- Renzo Property 2 listings
- STAE-Homes 2 listings
- The Best of Exmoor 2 listings
- Woolacombe Cottages 2 listings
- Cornwall Hideaways 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Ilfracombe among their markets. See the full interactive Ilfracombe market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ilfracombe compares
Ilfracombe ranks 151st of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Porthmadog 826 listings
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Dunfermline 825 listings
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Ventnor 819 listings
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South Cerney 816 listings
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Aberaeron 800 listings
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Fowey 797 listings
Photo credits
- Porthmadog: Photo: Y Cob, Porthmadog o'r awyr, Gwynedd, Cymru (Wales) 07 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline: Photo: Dunfermline Pics by Mcwesty ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ventnor: Photo: Ventnor - geograph.org.uk - 13244 by Steven Muster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- South Cerney: Photo: All Saints Church South Cerney - geograph.org.uk - 128834 by Peter Watkins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aberaeron: Photo: Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Cymru (Wales) - Gorllewin Cymru Forol - SAC Special Areas of Conservation 82 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fowey: Photo: Fowey, Town Quay - geograph.org.uk - 47111 by Graham Proud · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ilfracombe market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ilfracombe?
Ilfracombe has 817 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 482 on Airbnb and 335 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ilfracombe?
The largest professional operator in Ilfracombe is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 94 local listings.
How professionalised is the Ilfracombe short-term rental market?
45% of Ilfracombe's listings (369 of 817) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 35% on Airbnb. The 20 named professional operators run 310 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 80% of that. The other 59 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ilfracombe?
In Ilfracombe, Airbnb leads with 482 listings (59%), versus 335 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ilfracombe?
20 named professional operators run listings in Ilfracombe. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 817 public short-term rental listings in Ilfracombe, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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